Hoylake

CRS Code	HYK
Collected date	04/07/13

Hoylake was the second-closest station to our B&B in Meols so it was the ideal place to start a day's exploring. Hoylake station itself is a fine 1930s Art Deco building. The front of the station building:

The entrance to the station building under the curved canopy:

Inside the ticket hall, which is tiled and has a round windowed drum above:

A small booth projects into the ticket hall and onto the platform:

The exit from the station building on platform 1:

The rear of the station building:

A wooden bench on platform 1:

Both a level crossing and a footbridge span the tracks at the southern end of the station:

From the footbridge looking south:

Looking north from the footbridge:

The roof of the station building which extends out to form canopies to both the front and rear of the building:

Over the other side of the level crossing a ramp leads up to platform 2:

There is also a building on platform 2:

On platform 2 looking south:

In the waiting room on platform 1, there is a display of old tickets from Hoylake:

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